Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-05
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Fifty-four New Members Elected
Who They Are.

The Georgia Historical Society held its
April meeting last night. In the absence
of the President, Gen. Henry r. Jackson.
who was unable ON account of illness to
be present, Vice President Gen. A. Il.
Lawton presided. Capt. James ID. Johns
ton, formerly OF the Confederate navy,
gave an account OF the battle OF Mobile
Bay. Capt. j ohnston's personal reminis-
cences OF the great naval fight and OF his
Imprisonment were exceedingly interest
ing.
With the beginning Of new year an
effort is being made to increase the So
ciety's membership, and over nifty new
members we're elected last night. TneY
were Walter Mcneil, John s. Haines,
Charles B. Turner, W. p. Silva, A. M.
Martin, Jr., Allen r. Boyd, A. 5. Nichols.
N. G. Ehrlich, Joseph Serbian Gorham'
Frank Weldon, James II. Furber,
A. j. Miller, Erich Faberius,
NJ. Y. Mcintyre, D. I. Mcintyre, simon
E. Tneus, w. 2. LaRoche, S. hi. Gibson,
Jacob Kohn, K. j. DaVant. Jr., j. f.
Brooks, II. +. Bond, Ambrose Ehrlich,
Marion Erwin, p. j. O'Connor, A. I'll.
Mcdonnell, j. Cumming, W. Giles Tyson,
j. W. Moore, NJ. A. O'Byrne, John Tur-
ton, James F. Thornton, Isaac
U.H. McLaws, r. E. l.. Daniels, John L.
Roman. Jacob Paulsen, Andrew Haniey,
j. A. Bates, A. G. Wilcox, William f.
Hendy, &. s. McAlpin, f. Y. Ham. G.
Moehlenbrock, j. $. Collins, William ii,
Tarver, A. Vetsburg, Sol Binswanger,
Montague l.. Boyd, Z. A. Dunbar, W. ID.
Johnston.
The designations of f. P. Weber and
E. L. Conner were accepted.
Non AVN md
following standing committees appointed
by the President:
LIBRARY.
W. S Bogart. VIM. Harden.
L. j. Larcombe. w. II. Baker.
Charles n. West.
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING.
W. D. Harden. r. j. Larcombe.
Gen. A. r. Lawton. Robert Falligant.
Col. Geo. A. Mercer.
FINANCE.
Gen. A. r. Lawton. Col, c. II. Olmstead.
A. Schwaab. r. Falligant.
Col. John Screven.
TELFAIR ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCI
ENCEs.
Gen. G. NJ. Sorrel. Col. c. H. Olmstead.
w. 5. Bogart. A. Schwaab.
W. d. Harden.
The Library Committee submitted its
report recommending the purchase OF the
following books and it was adopted:
''The Story of Persia" by G. w. Ben
jamin.
'The Story of Assyria." by Z. A, Rago-
zain.
"Sons and Daughters" by the author
of "The Story OF Margaret Kent"
"a Year in Eden," by Harriet W.
Preston.
"souvenirs of My Time" by Mrs. Jes-
sic W. Fremont.
Cathedral Days, Tour Through South
ern England" by Anna B. Dodd.
agatha and the Shadow" novel.
"Reminiscences of Sixty Years." by
Ben: Perley PoOre.
From the forecasts to the Cabin"
by Capt. S. Samuels.
"Vera Nevill," by Mrs. II. l.. Cameron
son the Susquehanna," by DR.. W. A.
Hammond.
"Recollections OF Private Soldier in
the Army OF the Potomac" by Frank
Wilkinson.
"Here and There In Yucatan," by Alice
ID. G. Plougeon.
"Retrospections OF America, 1797-1811 ="
THE Boys King Arthur" edited by
Sidney Laner.
Ten Times One is Ten," by Edward
Everett Hale.
"History Of New York." by Ellis Il.
Roberts.
"History of the Confederate Navy" by
j. L. Scharf.
MIR. Charles n. West, in view of the
necessity for larger fund to carry out
the purposes OF the society, moved the APP
pointment by the President or COM
mlttee of eleven, to be called com mittee
OF members, whose duty it shall be to us @
such efforts as may seem practicable to
increase the society's membership and
means aud to consider its interests, the
committee to serve for one year, unless
sooner DISCHARGED. Alter some debate
the resolution was carried. The acting
President stated that he would refer the
appointment of the committee to the
President, who will mostly like preside at
thu May mpntlnU